Prototyp Automuseum Hamburg, pt. III

The third entry of four from my recent visit to the excellent Prototyp Automuseum in Hamburg Germany.

Porsche 597 Jagdwagen:

Yep, that Porsche. The one that makes the excellent sports cars.

This was a proposal Jeep-type vehicle for the Germany army. Competitor DKW was awarded the contract, so the 70 that were built were sold under the name Jagdwagen, meaning hunting car.

I've never hunted, nor do I care to, but this would make an excellent beach buggy here in Carlsbad.

The purposeful Porsche was parked next to my favorite VW - a Schwimmwagen. I imagine you can figure out the translation of "schwimmwagen".

Of the 15,584 produced during WWII, only 163 remain, making this a VW that I will certainly never own.

I love this logo:

Well-equipped with a shovel and paddle.

 Toolbox, first aid

 I'm pretty sure the speedo doesn't work while in "boat mode"

The aquatic business end:

Audi R8 prototype:

 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

 With a novel fiberglass body

Simple and elegant tail.

windshield decals

 intake

 fuel filler, located on the hood

 Porsche 718 F1, 1964

Check out the shaped welded aluminum fuel tank, surrounding the driver. The steering wheel is just a bit simpler than the current crop of F1 cars.

 No fuel cell or harness here, these drivers were borderline suicidal.

 old treads

badge on the 718 body

Prototyp Automuseum Hamburg, pt. I

Part one of the photos taken at the sublime Prototyp Automusuem in Hamburg. The museum focuses on hand-built and prototype German cars. I took well over 200 pix here, enough to burn through a good chunk of my phone's remaining memory, along with 2/3 of the battery. Here's the first part. (Sheesh, when did this turn into a car blog anyway?)

 Mathé Universal shop truck and hand-built racer:

 Period skis and other artifacts inside

Toboggan and skis up top:

Inspection decals:

Otto Mathé developed special lubricants to prolong oil change intervals. Apparently he was also a race car builder/sponsor.

Mathé Fetzenflieger MA01:

 

Porsche power:

Cockpit:

Nose-mounted tach:

Shop bike (finally a two-wheeler):

Denzel 1500S

Built by Wolfgang Denzel, his first roadsters were based on the VW Kübelwagen chassis.

 Porsche TAG Turbo F1 engine, circa 1983-87:

 80° V6, twin turbo, 1498cc

Developed 900 bhp at 13,000 RPM

Polensky Monopoletta F3 racer:

 Powered by a BMW twin motorcycle engine:

Repair/restoration shop:

VW US Army Käfer

 note the VW embossing at the top of the taillamp

 meaty rubber

 naturally it's a split window

 Original KdF (Kraft durch Freude - "strength through joy") brochure:

 callouts

KdF pins

 VW Papler Polizeikäfer:

Spartan accomodations:

A four-door Beetle:

Signal lamp:

Semaphore:

 No creature comforts here:

Type 1 engine cutaway:

 VW toys:

 Camo'd and cool typography:

 Original Mercedes-Benz advertising art:

 More two-wheeled love:

 Plenty more to come...